GOVERNOR CUOMO DESIGNATES 102 NEW YORK RISING COMMUNITIES ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $750 MILLION FOR STORM RECONSTRUCTION The New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program officially launched today, promising Stony Point “up to” $3 million in grants to assist in recovery from Hurricane Sandy and Irene. Stony Point is the only Rockland County town to […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA AND MARC MOSS New City – In a bombshell revelation, the Rockland County Republican Committee revealed on July 15 that county legislator and Clarkstown Highway Department “constituents representative” Frank Sparaco, caught both Democratic and Republican officials proposing potential bribes in order to win the seat of Clarkstown’s Highway Superintendent for Democratic Highway […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN When Paul J. Alessi was the captain of the North Rockland High ice hockey team, the last thing on his mind was a career in acting. All he wanted to be was a hockey player. His first jobs ever, at the now defunct Lo Tor Ice Skating Rink, were as a guard, […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN There’s a new kid in town. The Stony Point Market, located on Route 210 across from Farley Middle School, is enjoying its first full summer in the neighborhood. Offering fresh daily home made baked goods, salads, soups, breakfast specials and overstuffed lunchtime heroes in a warm, homey atmosphere, the Market is on […]
County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced Thursday the New York State Department of Health confirmed the test results for the adult mosquitoes which were collected during the week of July 1 as part of the county’s ongoing West Nile Virus surveillance efforts. As of Thursday, that is the only infected pool found out […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Haverstraw – Rockland County took time to honor some of its oldest and most distinguished residents with its annual 90 Plus Recognition Day event at Haverstraw’s Bowline Park at noon on July 15. The event featured a full lunch and comments from town, county and state elected officials, marked the 90 Plus […]